Weather seal



' All@ 5, 1929- E. E. EDEBURN 1,723,270

WEATHER SEAL Filed Feb. 18, 1929 2 sheets-sheet 1 Aug. 6, 1929. E. EEDEBURN 1,723,270

WEATHER SEAL Filed Feb. 18, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l2 Attorney Patented Aug. 6, 1929.

UNITED STATES EMMETT E. EDEBURN, or SHARON,PENNSYLVANIA.

, "WEATHER SEAL.

Application led February 18, 1529. SerialfNo. 341,015.

Abelneen the door and the 'floor and to avoid the neces, ity of using the common threshold.

In carrying out the invention, I have evolved and produced a novel. composite structure, wherein the parts are associated to provide a device Whichis exceptionally ellicient in performance, positive and dcpondable in action, smooth and quiet in operation, and capable of lullilling the requirements of an invention o'l Athis class, ina sat* .islacl'ory manner.

@ther lfatures and advantages ot the 1nvention will. become more readily apparent jlroiu the 'following description and drawl ,o Ingo.

1n the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentariI elevational lview of the door and door traine showing the weather shield or closure positioned on the door.

F ripure 2 is a fragmentary View of the complete assembly, the hinged shutter beingv closed.

Figure 3 is a similar View to Figure 2,

' showing the shutter open.

Figure et is an end View of Figure 2 with 'the shutter closed. y

Figure 5 an end view With the shutter open.

Figure G is a face Viewr 01"' the door jainb or traine, showing a trip device. f

Figure 7 a perspective view ot kone en( y of the hinged rod showing the cani actuator f carried thereby.

In the drawings, the reference character S designates door frames and 9 desigiiates the swingably mounted door.

ln accordance with the present invention, 'the door lraine has a recess termed therein, and an attachiifigg` plate set into this ineilfess in flush. relationship as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2. This carries av trip 1() having an inclined' nose 'functioning as an actuatingg'cain. l

The improved seal formed principally of four distinguishable parts. The re'lerence character 11 designates the right angularly shaped plate having the horizontal flange 12 arranged for attachment to the bottom edge of 'the door, and havinitir its front or vertical. flange depending, and connected to the `last named flange is a reinforcing; and joint closing plate-'13. A; siniilar right angji'ularl",7 shaped inelnber 14- ]'irovided and the horizontal jflange 15 is .interposed between the flange 12 and the bottorn of the door. The vertical flange 16 is inerely for inishing the appearance of the structure. i

The reference character 17 designates what may be generally termed a. shutter. This comprises a vertical flange portion 1S, hingeiy connected as at 19, (see Figure 5) to the vertical flange olf the Ineinber 11. The shutter also includes a laterally offset lip 2l), carrying on its edge a suitable resilient strip which engages the lloor 21 as shown in Figure 4l, when it swung down to closed position. Ernbodied in the hinge structure is a pintle 'rod 22, (see Figure 7) having its opposite end portions bent laterally or at right angles as at 23, and a substantially fU-shaped portion 24e. This provides an abutment for cooperation with the cani trip 10.` lfucideiltally, the opposite end. oitthe plates 11 and 13 are 'notched to accommodate the nose oi' the Cain 10, when the door swings to a closed position.

The reference characters 25 and, 26 designate brackets fastened to the right angularly shaped nieniber 11 and shutter 17 re-y spectively. The coil spring,l is interposed between. and anchored at its opposite end upon the brackets, the spring,r beingv indicated by the reference chz'iracter 27. .It is of such tension as to automatically litt the shutter to the position seen in .Figure 5. It 'follows that when the door is opened, the shutter is in the raised or opened position seen in Figure 5. `lVhen however, the door is swungr to closed position` it is obvious that the cam 10 on the door :traine comes into play and engages the U-sliaped abutment 2st and thereby7 acts upon the hinged pintle and 'the lll) bent'enil 23, to bring the shutter down to` closed position seen in Figure l. Thus when kthe door is closed, the Weather seal is eilecthe use ot' nails or screws in cement, mosaic,

and tile iioering, and preven s felling or sticking of' doors in wet or damp weather. lt may be used either inside or outside, is noiseless, has no contact-ing parts, such as would be subjectto great wear, and it is quite inexpensive in installation and nplteep.

These and other' advantages and t'eatures of the invention have doubtless been made apparent from the foregoing description and drawings. Therefore, a more lengthy deserigtion is regarded as unnecessary.

Minor changes in the shape, size, and rearrangement et' details coming within the i'ield of invention claimed, may be resorted to, in actual practice, itl desired.

I claim:

l. In a structure of the described, a door, a substantially right rngularly shaped member having its horizontal i'lange attached to the bottom edge ofthe door, and having its vertical 'flange depending below the door, a shutter hingedly connected with the lower edge of said depending "flange, said shutter comprising avertical attaching portion, and a laterally offset lip portion for engaging the floor.

2. In a structure of the class described, a door, a substantially right anguiarly shaped member having its horizontal flange attached to the bottom edge ol the door, and having its vertical flange depending below the door, a shutter hingedly connected with the lower edge et said depending ilange, said shutter comprising a 'vertical attaching portion, anda laterally oiiset lip port-ion tor engaging the tloor, springs connected at one end to the Lshaped member and at the opposte end with the shutter,y said spring beine' tensioned to automatically lift or swing said shutter to raised position.

55. in a structure of the class described, a door, l a substantially right angularly shaped member having its horizontal ilange attached to the bottom edge ci the door, and having its vertical iiange depending below the door, a shutter hingedly connected with the lower edge et said depending flange, said shutter comprising a vertical attaching portion, and a laterally offset lip portion for engaging the iioor, springs connected at one end to the L-shaped member and at the opposite end with the shutter, said spring being tensioned to automatically lit or swing said shutter to raised posit-ion, and a. relatively stationary trip pan cooperable with the shutter ann adapted to swing the shutter ilownwartly to closi :D rod having an extending end pi ion bent at right angles to eng.. r ani including a itshaped abutment, a tively stationary cam coeperable with said abutment to swing the shutter down to closing position when the. door is in closed 'tion e. ln a in combination, a door, a subi` angular ttaching member bottom oi' the door, a. shutter said attaching the depending flange ot member, the hinged means embodying a pintle rod having an extending end portie--i bent at right angles to engage the shutter and also including a lil-shaped abutment, a relatively stationary cam cnoperable with. said abutment to swing the shutter down to closing position when the door is in closed posit-ion, and sprinfl` means a cher-ed one end to the attac member and at the opposite end to the saut-'11', said spring means actuating the shutter to raised open position.

6. ln a structure ci the class des-r in combination, a door, a substantially angular attaching member tastened to i' bottom ot the door, a uhutter 'fastened t the depending lange of said attaching meinber. the hinged means embodying a pintle rod having an extending end portion bent at right angles to engage the shutter and also including a Usliaped almtnient, a relatively stationary cam cooperable with said abutment to swing the shatter down to closing position when door is in closed position. and spring neans anchzn'ed at one end to the attaching meinte and at the opposite end to the shutter, said spring means actuating the shutter to raised open position, together with a joint sealing plate to the door and bridging the gap existing between the door and said attaching inember, and having iY l dependingl beyond the hinged geiny the said al;-

t tween taclnng member and shutter.

ln testimony whereot l atlix my signature.

EMMETT E. EDEEURN. 

